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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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